EASY APPLE CRISP

Ingredients:
2 cans apple pie filling (or any other fruit pie filling)
1 box white cake mix
1 1/2 sticks butter (or margarine) melted
2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Butter 13x9 inch glass bowl. Pour 2 cans pie filling into bowl and spread out. Sprinkle dry cake mix over fruit - using hands to break up any lumps and spread out evenly. Drizzle butter over cake mix. Top with chopped pecans. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until golden brown.

Recipe shared by Tracy Miller-Davis.

SUPER EASY CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Ingredients:
1 Jar (26-30 oz.) tomato pasta sauce
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon garlic salt
14 uncooked chicken breast tenders (not breaded)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
14 uncooked manicotti pasta shells (one 8 oz. box)
Chopped fresh basil leaves

Directions:
Heat oven to 350. Mix pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/3 of the sauce
in an ungreased 13x9 inch glass baking dish.

Sprinkle garlic salt on chicken. Insert into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of shell to fill if necessary. Place shells on pasta sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Cover tightly with foil.

Bake about 1 hour or until shells are tender. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Darlene's Notes: What I might do next time is to put the basil in the sauce and cook for the entire time and I would also do the same with some fresh garlic. I might also add some onions and green pepper to the sauce.

Recipe given to me by Darlene Renzzulla.

HONEY BUN CAKE

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 C cooking oil
2/3 C water
1 C sour cream
1 C brown sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:
Mix cake mix, eggs, oil, water and sour cream. In separate bowl mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour half of cake batter in pan, sprinkle half of sugar mixture over batter and swirl it in. Pour remaining batter in pan and sprinkle rest of sugar mixture on and swirl it in. Bake in a lightly greased 9x13 cake pan at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

ICING:
4 T milk
2 C confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
Combine together and pour over hot cake.


Kim Murphy made this cake for a cookout. It is awesome!

CHICKEN MARINADE

Ingredients:
1/4 C soy sauce
1/4 C oil
1/4 C water
2 T lemon juice
2 T dried onion
1 T parsley
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 1/2 boneless chicken breasts

Directions:
Combine all the ingredients except the chicken and blend well. Pour into a large ziplock bag. Add the chicken, turning to coat with the marinade. Refreigerate 8 hours turning occasionally. Drain and grill or broil chicken 4-5 inches from heat for 6 minutes per side or until the juices run clear.

This marinade is YUM-MY! I found it on a fellow stamper's blog: http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/.

CHEESE SALSA

Ingredients:
2 pkgs. Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing Mix
1 can green chilies
1 can black olives, sliced
2 C cheddar cheese, shredded
2 C monterey jack cheese, shredded
2 med. tomatoes, chopped
fresh cilantro

Directions:
Mix dressing according to package using apple cider vinegar and olive oil. Combine remaining ingredients and mix with dressing. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Serve with lime flavored Tostitos.

One of my favorite appetizers. This recipe came from Tracey Krusenklaus who made it frequently for Sunday School gatherings.

EASY BROWNIE TORTE

Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker® chocolate chunk or triple chocolate chunk brownie mix
Water, oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
1 container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
1/2 C coarsely chopped candy (Heath bar, Reese cup, etc.)

Directions:
Heat oven to 350°. Line 13x9 pan with foil so ends extend about 2 inches over sides of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray.

Make brownies as directed on box. Cool completely, about 1 ½ hours. Remove brownies from pan by lifting foil; peel foil away. Cut brownie in half lengthwise. Place one half on serving plate.

Spoon frosting into microwavable bowl. Microwave on high 15 to 20 seconds. Stir frosting until smooth.

Pour half of frosting over half of brownie on plate. Place other half of brownie on top; pour remaining frosting on top. Sprinkle with candies. Refrigerate 30 minutes to set. Store loosely covered. 8 servings.

Recipe from back of Betty Crocker brownie box. It is out of this world yummy!

NACHO ORDINARY PIZZA

Ingredients:
One 12" prepared pizza crust
1/3 C taco sauce
1 1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Toppings (use any or all):
Tortilla chips
Sliced tomatoes
Sliced onion
Black beans
Jalapeno peppers
Black Olives

Directions:
Bake for 8-10 minutes i a 450˚ oven. Top with sour cream and salsa and serve.

I haven't tried this recipe yet, but saw it on WBIR local news. Sounds yummy!